# Maria Monk

> Maria Monk was a Canadian woman whose book Awful Disclosures of Maria Monk, or, The Hidden Secrets of a Nun’s Life in a Convent Exposed (1836) claimed to expose systematic sexual abuse of nuns and infanticide of the resulting children by Catholic priests in her convent in Montreal. The book is considered by scholars to be an anti-Catholic hoax.

*Canadian author (1816-1849)*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/maria-monk

## Identity
- **Profile type:** Writer / Author
- **Category:** Writers
- **Born:** 1816-06-27
- **Died:** 1849
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** female

## Fame
- **Fame score:** 46.5
- **Momentum:** 9.0

## Sources
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- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3291005)

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